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First Group Margate Sands

4.0 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

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Beach nearby, fishing
Superior Apartment, 3 Bedrooms, Sea View
Front of property
Apartment, 3 Bedrooms, Sea View | View from room
Flat-screen TV, DVD player, ping pong

Reviews

8.4 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Room service
    Room service
  • Spa
    Spa
  • Washer
    Washer
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Barbecue grill
    Barbecue grill

Explore the area

Map
William O'Connor Drive, Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, 4275
  • Hibiscus Mall Centre
    14 min walk
  • Margate Beach
    5 min drive
  • Ramsgate Beach
    9 min drive
  • Margate (MGH)
    7 min drive

Room options

Superior Apartment, 3 Bedrooms, Sea View

  • 3 bedrooms
  • 2 bathrooms
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 Queen Bed and 4 Twin Beds

Apartment, 3 Bedrooms, Sea View

  • 3 bedrooms
  • 2 bathrooms
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 Queen Bed and 4 Twin Beds

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About the area

Margate

When you stay at First Group Margate Sands in Margate, you'll be near the beach and 14 minutes by foot from Hibiscus Mall Centre. .This beach apartment is 1.2 mi (1.9 km) from Margate Beach and 2.5 mi (4 km) from Ramsgate Beach.

What's nearby

  • Hibiscus Mall Centre - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Margate Beach - 5 min drive - 2.0 km
  • Butterfly Valley Butterfly Farm - 6 min drive - 5.3 km
  • Uvongo Beach - 8 min drive - 4.5 km
  • Ramsgate Beach - 9 min drive - 4.0 km

Getting around

  • King Shaka Intl. Airport (DUR) - 102 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪La Capannina - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪The Blue Strawberry - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Royal Bakery - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪KFC - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Keg & Galleon - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire apartment to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

First Group Margate Sands

Beach apartment with a full-service spa and an outdoor pool
First Group Margate Sands offers 63 air-conditioned accommodations with DVD players and safes. Rooms open to balconies. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Accommodations at this 4-star apartment have kitchens with full-sized refrigerators/freezers, stovetops, microwaves, and separate dining areas. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers, bathrobes, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the apartment include an outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the apartment's full-service spa, La Vita Spa. Services include hot stone massages, Swedish massages, facials, and body wraps. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy and hydrotherapy. The spa is open daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 63 air-conditioned rooms featuring kitchens with full-sized refrigerators/freezers and ovens. Rooms have private balconies. Flat-screen televisions with satellite programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy body treatments and facials. Additional amenities at this apartment include complimentary wireless internet access, babysitting (surcharge), and an arcade/game room.
Grab a bite from the grocery/convenience store, or stay in and take advantage of the apartment's room service (during limited hours).
Featured amenities include laundry facilities and an elevator. Free self parking is available onsite.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Beach

  • Direct access to the beach

Pool/Spa

  • Outdoor pool
  • Full-service spa
  • Spa open daily
  • Spa services
  • Body wraps
  • Body treatments
  • Facials
  • Swedish massages
  • Hot stone massages
  • Manicures and pedicures
  • Hydrotherapy
  • Aromatherapy

Internet

  • Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self-parking on site

Family friendly

  • Free supervised childcare

Kitchen

  • Fridge (full size)
  • Stovetop
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Dishwasher
  • Cookware/dishes/utensils
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Toaster
  • Electric kettle

Dining

  • Room service available

Bedrooms

  • Bed sheets provided

Bathrooms

  • Bath or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Dressing gowns
  • Towels provided
  • Hairdryer

Living spaces

  • Living room
  • Dining room

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with satellite service
  • Pool or billiards table
  • Ping pong table
  • Games room
  • DVD player
  • Games

Outdoor areas

  • Balcony
  • Terrace
  • Barbecue
  • Garden
  • Picnic area

Laundry

  • Washing machine and dryer
  • Laundry facilities

Work spaces

  • 1 meeting room
  • Desk

Comfort

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Pets

  • No pets or service animals

Suitability/Accessibility

  • Lift
  • Smoke-free property

Services and conveniences

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Safe
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Corner/local shop
  • Hair salon
  • Wedding services

Things to do

  • Racquetball/squash on site
  • Tennis on site
  • Fishing on site
  • Golf nearby
  • Sailing nearby

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector)
  • Smoke detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property)
  • Fire extinguisher

General

  • 63 rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 9 PM
Late check-in subject to availability

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests can access their accommodation through a private entrance

Access methods

Private entrance

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
This property is professionally cleaned

We should mention

Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

National rating

Quality Graded by the Tourism Grading Council of South Africa (TGCSA) – South Africa's official quality assurance organization.

Property is also known as

Margate Sands
Margate Sands Apartment
Sands Margate
Sands Hotel Margate Kent
First Group Margate Sands Apartment
First Group Sands Apartment
First Group Sands
First Group Margate Sands Margate
First Group Margate Sands Apartment
First Group Margate Sands Apartment Margate

First Group Margate Sands Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 21 out of 36 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 36 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 36 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 36 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 36 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

KEITH

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
A good family apartment
Helpful friendly service, although this property is probably quite old maybe 20yrs old it has been maintained very well, linen of a high standard and comfortable tv dst channels work well and free wi-fi works well. Would recommend for a family holiday.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mildred Nomvana

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Uncomfortable stay
The noise level from the pool kept us awake my child could not get to bed.The pool closure time should be brought earlier than 10pm.There should be more activities for the kids the game room as advertised was not found on the property.The wet floors of residents going up and down from beach and pool hazardous ,cleaners should be on duty to attend to this,it was always filthy.My bathroom ceiling was broken and there was no filter to dry our bathroom up after taking a shower too much dampness.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

2/10 Terrible

Pieter

Travelled with family
On our arrival they placed us on the 8th floor after requesting ground floor, they moved us to a property with water streaming through light fitting... fire hazard. They moved us to a next room and that was acceptable, WILL NEVER RETURN, very noisy club next door
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

max

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Thembisile

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Very pleasant stay
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Thembisile

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
It was a very exciting stay we enjoyed throughout Would like to come back again
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022

8/10 Good

NL

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

4/10 Poor

Gerhard

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Property is run down and dirty in general. The apartment is very spacious and had nice views of the ocean, the main reason we booked this.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

papama

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021

6/10 Okay

Herman

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Kavir

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

sudheer

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
good job
It was amazing,the stuff were friendly and i loved the Entertainment. i won a hamper in the raffle .good job staff .keep it up
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
GREAT STAY
Was a guys trip away and was every bit of amazing. the venue was clean and the staff were friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

Sham

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Great
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020

8/10 Good

Zamo

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

8/10 Good

Zamo

Travelled with family
Clean
they need to improve on cleaning services I was disappointed
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020

4/10 Poor

Ajuree

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
unpleasant stay
my stay was unpleasant...1. extremely noisy place could not sleep @all. complained to no avail. corridor tiles broken - led to tripping and unsafe in wet weather. No wifi as promised.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

6/10 Okay

Prenusha

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Noise
Too noisy, both inside and outside the hotel premises.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Hammad Zubair

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Muhammad WK

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Brilliant!
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Khanyo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Khanyo
Had a fantastic experience during our stay... friendly & professional staff...clean premises!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing accommodation. Ideally situated.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Rakesh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
An awesome getaway
Was amazing All staff was very accommodating good views
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing stay and front desk staff are extremely friendly and helpful. Ideally located.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019